Towel-rack.



T. K. TAYLOR.

TOWEL RACK.

APPLICATION FILED PBB.10,191'2.

Patented Feb. 4, 1913.

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TOWEL-BACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

kppllcat'iou flled February 10, 191?. Serial No. 676,747.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS K. TAYLOR, a citizen of the United states,residing at \Vesleyville, in the county of Erie and State ofPennsylvaniahave invented new and useful Improvements in Towel-Racks, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvemerits in towel racks, theobject of the invention bein to provide a rack for towels which may econnected with a cabinet, mirror or the like, and which is adapted tosupport a number of clean towels and to direct the same to a suitablereceptacle after each of the towels has been used successively.

\Vith the above recited object in view, and others of a similar nature,the invention resides in the novel construction, and arrangement oftowel racks set forth in and fall ing within the scope of the appendedclaim.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a towel rackconstructed in accordance with the present invention andshowing the samein applied position upon a cabinet. Fig. 2 is an elevation of'therack,the connecting members thereof being disengaged.

Referring noW to the drawing in detail, the numera'l l designates asuitable mirrored cabinet, arid 2 a rec-ptacle ad'a ted for thereception of soiled towels whic is arranged below the cabinet. I i

The cabinet and thereceptacle may be of any desired or preferredconstruction, and the numeralg-it designates the improved towel rack?Thisrack is constructed of a single piece of wire, and comprises astraightened longitudinally extendingmenr be: or portion 4 which issustained upon the bottom of the cabinet 1, through the medium ofsuitable substantially U-shaped clips 5. The opposite extremities of thelongitu inal member 4 are provided with vertical extensions 6, the saidextensions being also secured to the cabinet through-the medium ofclips, similar to the clips 5. The vertical members 6 are bent toprovide horizontal inturned portions 7 the same being arranged at anangle to the cabinet and to the vertical extensions 6 and thesehorizontal members are curved upwardly and outwardly to provide thesubstantially goose neck shaped side members of the rack. The freeextremity of both of the arms 8 are formed with open eyes or hookmembers 9, and these members are adapted to be brought into engagementwith each other to close or lock the said arms 8. The arms 8 arearranged directly above the open-top or mouth 10 of the receptacle 2 andit will be noted that by parting the said hooked ends 9 thetow els 11,which are arranged upon thearms 8 by being provided with suitable eyesor openlugs 12, may be removed from the rack and deposited within therece tacle 2. If desired the hooks may be ma e of such a size as topermit the towels dropping by gravity within the said receptacle, theeyes, in which instance being, ofcourse, of a greater area than thewidth of the books. The clean towels are arranged upon the horizontalportion 7 of the rack, and as each of the towels are used the onenearest the curved or goose-neck arms 9 is brought over the said armsandafter being used is allowed to drop by gravity until the same isdeposited upon the closed ends of the arms.

From the above description taken in connection with accompanyingdrawing, the simplicity of the device, the sanitary result producedthereby, as well as the many other advantages of the structure will, itis thought commend themselves to those skilled in the art to which suchinventions apper' tain without further detailed description. It is to beunderstood, however,gthat the device is not to be limited in itsconnection with the cabinet and receptacle shown and described, and thatthe device ma be employed in schools, stores, barber s ops and publicplaces.

Having thus I claim is I In a device for the pur combination with a divied receptacle, a towel rack, said rack being constructed of a singlepiece of material and embodying a longitudinal member which is arrangedcentrally below the cabinet, vertical members which are secured to theopposite sides of the cabinet, inturned longitudinally extending memberswhich overlie the open top of described the invention,

Patented Feb. 4:, 1913.

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the compartments and which are arranged In testimony whereof I affix mysignature directly above the first named member, upin presence of twoWitnesses. per and outwardly curved members which 11 L T V have inturnedsldes and which terminate in lHOMAS KHNG TAYLOR 5 substantially verticalmembers, and the ter- Witnesses: 7

lninals of the last named members being MURVIN A. PUTNAM,

eachprovided with hooks. v MARY E. V. TAYLOR.

